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Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department
Joint Authors
Weiland, Tracey J.
Gerdtz, Marie
Lim, Magdalen
Dent, Andrew
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
We explored perspectives of emergency department users (patients and visitors) regarding the management of acute behavioural disturbances in the emergency department and whether these disturbances influenced their levels of anxiety.
Methods.
Emergency department patients and visitors were surveyed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a purpose-designed questionnaire and semistructured interview.
The main outcome measures were themes that emerged from the questionnaires, the interviews, and scores from the state component of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Results.
70 participants were recruited.
Users of the emergency department preferred behaviourally disturbed people be managed in a separate area from the general emergency department population so that the disturbance was inaudible (n=32) and out of view (n=40).
The state anxiety levels of those that witnessed an acute behavioural disturbance were within the normal range and did not differ to that of ED patients that were not present during such a disturbance (median, control = 37, Code Grey = 33).
Conclusions.
Behavioural disturbances in the emergency department do not provoke anxiety in other users.
However, there is a preference that such disturbances be managed out of visual and audible range.
Innovative design features may be required to achieve this.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lim, Magdalen& Weiland, Tracey J.& Gerdtz, Marie& Dent, Andrew. 2011. Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lim, Magdalen…[et al.]. Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lim, Magdalen& Weiland, Tracey J.& Gerdtz, Marie& Dent, Andrew. Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451139
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451139